Selected Poems

Résumé du livre

During the years 1918 to 1920, Julian Tuwim (1894-1953) burst upon the Polish literary scene like a firework. An 'enfant terrible', no poet, Polish or English (with the exception, perhaps, of Lord Byron) whose name, at an early age, came to excite the reading public so suddenly. His reputation having since undergone many changes among literary critics both before his untimely death and beyond, Tuwim remains, however, the poet most recognised as 'unusual', most quoted and discussed by Polish readers. This notwithstanding, he seems to be these days recognised more for his undoubtedly superb poems for children than for his lyric verse.